Paul Hollywood: Blue Eyed Baker

[mlp]

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Paul looks so strange without his fake bake on.

Fake bake?  What does that mean?  

[Spunkygal]

3 hours ago, mlp said:

Fake bake?  What does that mean?  

Fake orangey tan!

Edited August 19, 2018 by Spunkygal

[ali59]

I know there's a lot about Paul Hollywood that drives everyone crazy.  Here are my gripes:

1. Mispronouncing words.  Specifically aerate.  He says aer-ee-ate.  It drives me nuts every single time (which is a lot) I watch the series through.  I feel like when people habitually mispronounce a word, it shows their ignorance.

2. Using the same word over and over and over and ov. . . . .  like consertinaed.  Merrium Webster does not exactly have a definition to fit his use of the word but I know what he is trying to say.  He needs to think of some other ways to convey the idea.  Like compressed, compacted, close, dense, heavy, thick, and solid.  I know they both use some of these words when they're talking about the texture.

3. I hate how he seems to exaggerate cutting the bakes.  I realize that sometimes they really can be tough but not as much as he makes it look.

Even though Paul can be really annoying, there are contestants that I find even more annoying.  When I'm going through all the seasons, I will skip a season if there's someone I don't like.

[RoxiP]

con·cer·ti·na

/ˌkänsərˈtēnə/

past tense: concertinaed; past participle: concertinaed

extend, compress, or collapse in folds like those of a concertina.

"big rolls of concertinaed wire"

The only reason I know how to spell this word properly is because I was obsessed with the Costa Concordia for some reason, and this was a word which was used to describe the damage a lot.

Different people from different regions pronounce words...well...differently.  I am always amazed at how different bakers on GBBO have such different accents.  I think it is lovely.

Edited March 16, 2022 by RoxiP

[RealityCheck]

Paul Hollywood & Prue Leith Answer Baking Questions From Twitter

I decided to post the video in this thread because it's primarily Paul providing the answers to the questions.  The informational aspect of GBBO disappeared when the show moved from the BBC to Channel 4 UK and I miss it, especially the masterclasses Paul and Mary held.